Senior Manager Sales: Shoe Channel - EM South - Cape Town City Centre
Adidas
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization: Drive the consistent execution of Global Wholesale Key Account Strategy, focusing on the Shoe Channel Accounts, Tekkie Town, Footgear, Truworths and Office London Build and maintain sustainable long-term growth plans strategies within each key account through partnerships, in conjunction with the Sales Development satellite teams. Support with the implementation and monitor the progress of Global Sales projects and initiatives. Develop effective collaboration models with the local, Emerging Markets, Key Accounts teams and support them in achieving profitable market share and company goals through best practice sharing, sales system enhancement and process harmonization/ improvement. Key Responsibilities: Local sales responsibility for both of the Key Accounts: circa R450m in sales. Work closely with market sales teams to drive commercial success in Key Accounts Collaborate with EM & Global functions to get required service level to support growth. Ensure clear and fast collaboration to support Key Accounts development within adidas. Define required processes to support expansion and operationalize for global/local teams. Identify Key Business/Growth Drivers (KBD) of the assigned account and develop projects and activities in partnership with market Key Accounts teams to grow/maximize our business, and to maintain and improve a profitable relationship with the accounts. Develop and drive seasonal Exclusive’s opportunity to drive business potential. Ensure alignment across CTC and marketplace to drive segmentation and profitability. Gather and share best practices across EM and turn it into industry-leading sales tools working closely with the markets and Sales Development; make the Best-in-Class (BIC) Key Accounts tools always available for the markets Ensure a constant communication flow about status of Key Accounts tools (e.g. EM KA Reporting, KA Playbook), WHS Key Account Management projects as well as Key Accounts gameplans or support plans to the main stakeholders, ie, market Key Accounts teams, KAM team/leadership Own and drive/support the implementation of the high number of Global Sales projects, measure results and lead and steer update development upon market needs and Senior Management feedback in the ever-changing environment (e.g. a new approach of sell out analysis, key account management) Provide and demonstrate expertise in key forums as required (e.g. KA meetings, EM meetings, WHS Operations sessions). Be the voice for the account within a balanced marketplace. Mentor juniors in the WHS KAM team and act as a team player and collaborate with other project team members Monitor analyze and report on the assigned Key Account on a regular basis [Quarterly] to pro-actively manage all business KPIs linked to adidas Global Top Key Accounts Create presentations for larger-scale projects and coordinate core team communication, senior management communication and key milestone meetings Manage and lead direct report/s Controlling: To measure progress on own KPIs To report to all superiors Key Relationships: Market: WHS KA, Sales Development, GTM Functions, Digital Partner Commerce. Drive CTC working relationship. Part of the overall cluster commercial structure. Cluster: Sales Director, Heads of KA, Brand, Customer Service, Sales Coordination, Business Development, HR, Planning, Logistics & Finance. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Sales Manager with proven track record of success Strong interpersonal skills (e.g. communication, negotiation) Proven methodological skills (e.g. business planning, strategic development) Broad and deep functional skills (e.g. Sales, Customer Service, Finance, IT) High degree of commercial and business acumen knowledge Extensive knowledge of the adidas Group business along with significant industry experience Fluent in written and spoken English is a must. Skills and abilities in another language are a benefit Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications: Degree in business administration with focus on Sales/Marketing Business: minimum 5 years Functional: minimum 2 years’ experience in sales, ideally in the sporting goods industry Leadership: minimum 1 year in management Cross-functional experience ideally with marketing / sales / finance Industry: sporting goods / retail / consumer goods AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR. COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through. INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things. TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset. INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards. RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all. ADIDAS CELEBRATES DIVERSITY, SUPPORTS INCLUSIVENESS AND ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION IN OUR WORKPLACE. WE DO NOT TOLERATE THE HARASSMENT OR DISCRIMINATION TOWARD ANY OF OUR APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES. WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. JOB TITLE: Senior Manager Sales: Shoe Channel - EM South BRAND: adidas LOCATION: Cape Town TEAM: Sales STATE: WC COUNTRY/REGION: ZA CONTRACT TYPE: Full time NUMBER: 505592 DATE: Mar 19, 2024
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